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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
A RUMP RING.

The tactics which proved so sue
ccssful at the Richmond convention
were again practiced by the proprle-
tors Of the Noble and Holy Order of
Knights Of Labor at Minneapolis.
The freezing out Of the majority Of
the delegates who could not afford
to stay longer than two weeks was
again complete success. During
the two weeks nothing of Importance
to the internal workings of the Order
was donc-all business of that kind
being carefully postponed for the
rump of the convention-the men
who were enabled, perhaps by iinan-
cial assistance of those interested, to
stay until the honest rank and file
were compelled to return home.
We have been roundly censured
for our denunciation of the salared
ringsters of the Order during the
past year. We have warned our fell
low workmcn to insist upon demo-
cratic procedure in the councils of
the Order. We have especially
warned against this very rump ring,
and have received left handed bles-
sings from loyal but unreasoning
Knights. But Glove is blind they
say.
1t will be well If this experience
acts as a preventive of hero worship,
and leads to more laborious, though
much more satisfactory practice
the exercise of reason.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
DRY STUFF.

Go where you will, in the shops,
in the office, in the stores, and what
do you hear? Doyou hear economic
subjects talked about? Not at all.
The people "haven't got time" But
they have lots of time to talk about
baseball, the slugging match, the
boat race, the horse race, or the
wrestle. Go into the meetings of
workingmen and business men and
do you meet there the earnest desire
and courage. to grapple with the
great underlying evils that threaten
social welfare? No. This is "too
dry And yet the workingmen and
business men will get miffed if you
accuse them of being the dangerous
classes in the communicable fools.
who allow the destructive missiles of
greed and avarice to strike them
with full force instead of throwing
up and around themselves those in
tellectual barricades that will shield
themselves, their families and their
homes. Hudson GreneN.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
PREVENTION OF NOISE.

To those who carry on any operations
requiring much hammering or pounding,
a simple means of deadening the noise of
their work is great relief Several
methods have been suggested, but the
best are probably these: /. Rubber
cushions under the legs of the work
bench. Chambers Journal describes
factory where the hammering of fifty
coppersmiths was scarcely audible in the
room below, their benches having under
each leg rubber cushion. 2. Kegs of
sand and sawdust applied in the same
way. A few inches of san or sawdust
is first poured into each keg; on this is
laid board or block on which the legs
rest, and around the leg and block is
poured fine dry sand or sawdust. Not
only all noise, but all vibration and
shock, is prevented; and an ordinary an
vii, so mounted, may be used in dwell
ling house without annoying the inhabit-
ants. To amateurs, whose workshops
are almost always located in dwelling
houses, this advice affords cheap ana
simple relief from very great annoy
anee.-F,mm, Field and Stockman.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
NEW YORK POLITICS.

The impression has become some
what general among many outside
the Socialist ranks that the "Pro-
gressive Labor Party" which was Or
gained in New York subsequent to
the expulsion of Socialists at SYRIA
cuse and the conversion of the Uni
ted Labor Party into land-tax par
ty, is in reality the Socialistic Party.
This is not true, nor has the Social
lstic Party recognized the Progress
slve Party any more than the Union
Labor Party, whose platform is GER
tanly not near rs comprehensive as
that of the Progressive Party.
Moreover the Progressive Party is a
local affair in New York, rs yet, and
the result of the next election there
will show whether the estimate of
Socialists is correct or not. The
New York Socialists as individuals
are not by any means unanimous in
supporting the Progressive Party
though they are opposed to the land
tax party of George 4 Co.
The fact is, this excitement about
politics is entirely too ephemcral and
superficial to captlvate thoughtful
Socialists. Down at the bottom
there must be education and convic-
ton. After that the political action
of those who are converted to Social
ism will not require to be drummed
up with the paraphernalia of old
party tactics, or such "church- re-
vival" methods as characterize the
land-taN anti-povertyites.
The working people of New York
will still, for the most part vote with
the old parties, and the most ad-
vanced of those that vote otherwise
will no doubt vote with the Progress
sive Party. Many will not vote at
all. Those that will support the
land-tax ticket are so mixed that il
would be difficult to guess their po-
litical status except from a purely
sentimental point of view. They
like George, and they like McGlynn,
and they have sort Of nebulous
faith in the fatherhood of God, the
! single tax on land values, and the
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
THE DYING EDITOR.

The owner of paper lay dying in his
lair, and the dew of death had gathered
on his brow SO calm and fair; but a
printer knelt beside biE as his life blood
ebbed away, and asked ne dying writer
if he had word to say. The doomed
man murmured softly, as he grabbed the
printers fist "Well, at last the struggles
over, and never will be missed. Take
message and token to that city man
of mine, that all his WORKOUT chestnuts
he had better put in brine. There's his
joke about the weather, which he's used
these many years, and the gag about the
fellow who is always hunting bears. And
the item he's SO fond of, on the man who
peddles books, and the chestnut based
on people who SO fishing at the brooks:
just to save the papers credit, and to
cast no slurs on mine, would ask him
as a favor just to put such gags in brine
And the lies he's fond of telling, of the
street cars and the tracks, the joke about
the man who steps upon some tacks, and
the ones about some dandy who will
never pay for clothes, and the one on
women cleaning house-it's weary, heav-
EN- knows! Oh, | know III slumber hap
Ply in my grave beneath the vine, if the
man who does the city work will put
these jokes in brine. Tell the man who
tends to business not to weep when am
dead, but to buy himself club and hit
the first man on the head, who comes in
with strings of items and requests them
printed free, when the regular rates are
cheaper than they really ought to be.
Tell the foreman when he makes up not
to turn rule for me, but to simply prist
an item saying that my so III is free; 70,
| want no eulogistic taffy OF that kind in
mine, and ! think such hoary chestnuts
should be picked well in brine. Have
that gay and fresh reporter l engaged
the other day put stop TO saying
''Selah,' also I'VE have come to stay;"
and if he should say ''ye local. you must
trample in his gore, for you know I'd
neer allow it in the happy days of yore.
And the man who comes to tell you how
to run the paper well, should be greeted
when he enters with pewter chestnut
bell; and you'll print the paper promptly,
be the weather full of storms, and the
foreman must be careful when he's max
ing up the forms that the beauty of the
paper may through all ages shine, and
not be like its neighbors, only fit to put in
brine.-Atchison Globe.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
FOOLS.

If we sat in this chamber with closed
windows until the air became thick and
fetid, should we not be fools if we
brought in deodorizers-if we sprinkled
chloride of lime and burned assafutida-
while we disdained the great purifier p
Geo. VIM. Curtis.
Similarly, should we not be fools
to attempt to create right conditions
in the Industrial and social world by
bringing in Mr.. Atkinson's and Rev.
Howard Crosby's up-bone and
wife-labor economies aud industries
while we neglected to open the win
dows and doors of natural opportuni-
ty? If we omitted to employ the
great rectifier of differences Of indi-
vidual temperament and talent by
affording to all the means which ma
ture has provided for enabling each
to do that for which they have the
most pronounced taste, and thus de-
velop what is best and highest in
themselves? -IroYidence People.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

electing candidates. When the peo-
pie are prepared for it there will be
unity of action, and they won't need
much exhortation upon the subject.
On what grounds, then, should the
working people unite? What theory
is there that is founded upon history,
humanity and economy, which the
working people could adopt with the
greatest assurance that they would
as a result enjoy the full fruits of
their labor? When Labor recognizes
the true remedy there will be unity
of action.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
HOME" PROTECTION.

We have received a circular from
the CLONE Market Club" an organ
ization of ''protectionists," in which
they say:
1.-THE protectionists propose to organ
lie merely to see that whatever changes
in the tariff laws are made are not pre-
Judicial to the home market being re-
tanned for home manufacturers, home
capital, home enterprise and home
labor"
This certainly looks captivating.
And yet the ''free traders" will tell
you the same thing-they want to
help the 'home' workingman and
''home" capitalist. Yet these people
will 60 into separate political parties,
as the workingmen have always done,
and fight each other. But it's a
sham battle. The "home" capital
lists are just as ready to fleece the
''home" employees, or to import for
eign labor as ever. They compete
with each other in the market, prac.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
RENT AND INTEREST.

1t seems to me that Mr.. George,in
introducing this element of time, J"
this "increase in nature" has
strangely overlooked the fact of a
corresponding decrease in nature,
and "time at last sets all things
even." The "grain may grow while
the farmer sleeps" but it is absorb
ing the richness of the soil, and the
weevil may develop while the farmer
sleeps; the frosts may come, the
waters drown, the fires burn, the
calf becomes COW, grows old and
dies. The trouble with this "ele-
ment of time" is that "it generally
requires labor to utilize it," and in
this way establishes Fright of own
ership." Not so with interest: it
requires no labor; itnot only "grows
while the farmer sleeps" but it re-
quires no fertilizer. 1t defes the
Weevll, the frosts and fires. Its vlgOr
is never abated, it never dies.
In Mr.. Georges search for the
causes of the unjust distribution of
wealth, he ignores most potent fac
tor-legislation; he seeks in nature
for laws that are in man only. He
says the increase in nature is the
cause of interest.
fear Mr.. George, in his onslaught
upon land monopoly, has overlooked
another formidable enemy of labor,
second whelp of the same dam
money monopoly. If there is any
difference between the two, it is one
of degree, not of kind; and to chain
one and to let the other run, would
be, to say the least, unwise. A. Il.
Ballou IN the Truth Seeker.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
DOES TT MEAN WAR!

Are we to understand that the
knights of the holy money-bag and
their Kalmucks have now formally
opened war upon the rights, fran
chises and liberties of the people ?
Are we to understand that our con-
siitution is but a myth, the declara-
ton of human rights by our fore
fathers but a mockery and our re-
public a huge fraud? Are we to
understand that the American Revo-
luton was mere child-plaY, and that
the blood shed in liberty's name was
shed in vain? Are we to understand
that the late civil war, so far from
being wagcd for humanity's and
liberty's sake, was but a sharp bust
ness trick Ct the INSCRIPTIONS Shy
lock? Is it true that this very same
Shylock, against whom no Portia has
yet arisen, has come to be the Amer
lean Caesar?
All, tits but too true. Illinois and
New Jersey bear witness Brutus,
thou tarry'st long,
''Can freedom find no champion and
no child,
Such rs Columbia saw arise when she
Sprang forth Pallas, arm'd and unde
iiled|-Chicago Labor Enquirer.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
THE CHICAGO CONSPIRACY.

Beginning with this number we
publish an able review of the trial of
the anarchists" by "Cato," a writer
for the Chicago Labor Enquirer.
We believe the simple truth to be of
more value at any time than angry
denunciation. We hope that our
readers will assist in giving 1t The
widest circulation, in order that the
conspiracy to throttle free speech
may be exposed, and all who may be
reached be warned. The review,
being rather long, will run through
three numbers, ending with the last
number issued previous to the date
fixed for the murder of the prisoners.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
SNOBBERY.

The constant effort of snobbery to
uniform It's servants and thus make
class distinction obtrusive and con-
spicuous in this country, is some
thing to be resented and fought by
self-respecting labor. More people
have gone to hell on account of their
clothes than for any other reason,
the effect of raiment On the mind of
the individual exerting always a po-
tent influence on his conduct and
habit of thought. Array industry
in distinct garb, indicating servi-
tude, and it will the sooner accert
servitude as its heaven-appointed lot
and become reconciled to it. This
is precisely what snobbery desires,
but the desire should not be gratified.
1t is hopeful evidence of proper ap-
probation of the natural dignity of
labor to see the effect of a recent at
tempt to force an absurd and I'M
comfortable uniform upon the Fifth
Avenue stage drivers in New York.
They must wear black high hats and
uniform coats of blue with brass but
tons and red facings. But when
they came to a realizing sense of the
degradation they struck. Less SEN
sitive drivers were putin their places
and then the stable men struck, re-
fusing to care for the horses. The
result is that the high hats are abol-
ished and the drivers are back in
their seats with liberty to clothe
themselves as they please in the gar
ments of American civilization.
Nurse maids and private coachmen
are still in the bondage of distinctive
dress, but let us hope that they too
will imbibe enough of the spirit of
independence to rebel against the
tyranny and clothe themselves as
their individual tastes shall dictate.
| Winsted Press.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
New HAVEN, OCTOBER %, 1887.
ARISTOCRATS OFFENDED.

The procession of the unemployed
working people of London has Gre
ated a stir among the snobs. They
are offended at the poor devils for
showing their poverty in the aristo-
cratic quarter of London. Is it pos
sible that the "my-lords" feel the
rebuke thus paradcd before them in
open daylight? Or is it rather that
they fear the "mob" with its black
flag floating in the aristocratc at
mosphere of the West End? Both,
perhaps, for guilty conscience pro-
duces fear. And what do the poor
people demand? "Work or Bread !"
An answer to this reasonable de-
mand will probably be shortly made
in the shape of the reading of the
Riot Act, and if that does not fill
the demand or quiet the "upstart
paupers, a dose of cold lead may
forever still their hunger. Yet Eng
fish aristocracy hesitates long before
administering that remedy" In
that the European money-bags is
more polite than the American.
The English aristocracy does not
want to precipitate revolution.
Capital is timid, and experience il
q good teacher. Our American
moneycrats seem to yearn for educa
tional experience, and if they con
tinue flirting with fate as desperately
as they have recently in New York
they will no doubt get the benefit o
an educational rumpus.
But at last accounts the Englisl
West ,Enders seemed inclined t
"monkey with the buzz-saw" not
withstanding their wisdom and thel
hypocrtical "noblesSe obltge."
Let our ruling class watch thu
effect carefully, and perhaps the,
may be vouchsafed a lesson from thu
experience of others, which, being
cheaper than home experience o
that kind, ought to commend itsel
to their commercial minds.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

tice all kinds OF commercial chican-
cry, and when it comes to the foo
ing Of the bill, Labor pays. Co.
operation and useful work for all are
the necessities of the hour, and with
these in actual practice, there need
be no fear Of foreign competition.
Indeed, the more values we imported
the better it would be for us. The
"protectlon". and "frec trade" dis
cussion might as we'll be tabled in
definitely.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

complaints, respecting unprovoked
assault and outrage, upon, aye, and
even murder of, the citizen, and but
seldom is justice melted out, for the
policeman's word is more acceptable
than the outraged ones oath. A re-
view of police behavior during the
past year, even in this city-of in.
competency, insults and assaults
upon decent citizens, while the most
friendly relationship prevails between
them and gamblers and street walk
ers-would be sufficient to clean out
the entire department. But then
the cure would be worse than the
disease, for, their avocations being
gone, they would swell the army of
criminals which the rottenness of
our social system makes possible.
Perhaps, since the cowardly murder
of heroic, harmless Jack Hussey, the
brutal and uncalled-for clubbing of
peaceful citizens, recently in New
York, is the most striking illustra-
ton of their inhuman instinct. 1t
would seem necessary to arm ones
self for ones protection. | would
rather take my chances before jury,
if confronted unjustly by police
mans club, for knocking him down
first, for once in the hands of the
undertaken my slayer may escape. -
Boston Labor Leoaer.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
GENERAL VOTE, S. /. P.

The acts of the last Congress of
the Socialistic Labor Party, held at
Buffalo, will soon De in the hands of
the Sections for consideration. The
result of the vote must be reported
to the National Executive Commit
tee on or before November q.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

brotherhood of man. Not very
clear cut principles, to be sure.
But let not our readers be deceived
into the belief that the Socialistic
Labor Party has been 80 captiyated
by practical politics" as to go into
a political campaign under the nom
de guc,re of Progressive Labor Party.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
SMART.

The capitalistic press is out with a
fresh batch of sensational rot, about an
anarchist uprising and "gory revolu-
ton" on the centennial anniversary of
capitalistic masters are already quaking
with fear and rage, and their slush
money flows more freely if they are kept
excited. Capitalist papers are smart
Proridence People.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
A COLUMN IN SEVEN LINES.

An article begins, "Why Boilers Ex-
plode," and then goes on in a rounda-
bout sort of way, instead of coming right
to the point at once and saying that it is
because boiler owners think it more
economical to hire an alleged engineer
at Us week than to employ real en-
gineer at a fair salary.-:BOstOn Trans
criW.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
BOSTON OPINION ABOUT POLICE.

The police of all nations, with a
very few honorable exceptions, are
recruited from the vast troop of pro-
fessionai loafers, who live by their
wits, and skulk after the heels of
scheming politicians in bar-room and
brothel-the companions Of DULLES,
thieves and beats. Fit agents indeed
to carry out the behests of tyranni-
cal governments and local blacklegs,
who may have helped them into
their jackets. The honest man
among those social pests has no hope
of true recognition for merit or faith
full service to the public. They are
the paid guardians of dens of evil
repute. To assert and maintain the
necessity of their office they are often
obliged to manufacture and promul-
gate crime. Measuring the human
mind according to their own, they
make no discrimination between
personages of whatever color or sex.
The press, day after day, is full of
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

Things are just us monopolists like to
see them in New York-the labor re-
formers fighting among themselves. All
Of this could have been avoided by a
little wisdom on the part of two men,
Mougatuck Agitator.
Names. Names! Who are the
mighty pair provided they had a
"little wisdom ?"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

Gan wealth comes e. ON the earth and
is begotten by labor. Greater the taxes
the greater the toll of the worker"
How, in the name of reason, is
the single tax going to reduce Labor's
burden, even if, as is so confidently
stated, it reduces the cost of manu-
featured goods and far products ?
And does the Reriem know what that
means to the toilers of Europe?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

Powderly is said in a recent speech
to have yelled; 81 hate anarchism-
| hate violence !" OF course, every
sensible man dislikes useless vio-
lence its not economic, and so
Powderly seems to have expended
much effort in saying something
that most sensible mem do4 t need
to say. But perhaps Powderly
thought he needed little white
washing, and the commerce VI press
has put 1t on thick.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

The Albany independent Citizen
makes an appeal to wage, workers
for unity of action on election day.
There must be some reason for unity
of action other than mere success in
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

The defeat of the candidate of the
Labor Party of Newark, N. j., was
worse than Waterloo. Last cleo
ton the labor ticket polleG 6 600
votes; it was a plain labor ticket.
This year the workpen of Newark
listened to the seductive talk about
single tax, and nominated one of the
Georgian trinity, Hugh 0. Pente-
cost, for mayor. He poIled 1000
votes. Instead of gain the Labor
Party lost 1000 votes. The work
men Of Newark probably suspect
that Labor pays all taxes. Vinegar
never catches flies"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

A single tax on land to its full rental
value will do more for the industry of
the country than all the protection the
Republican party can offer. 1t would
make "A net reduction of so per cent. in
the cost of manufactured goods and pro-
duce raised by the farmer. This would
place us.in such a position that we could
command the trade of the world. Mil
Wdtkee Rerier.
1t certainly would do as much for
labor as republican" protection.
In fact it would be a protection of
about the same characteristic pro-
lection of the lamb by the wolf. In
the same issue of the Reuieav in
which the above cool assertion APP
pears, it is acknowledged that labor
pays the taxes. Here it is:
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22

The workingmen of New York
held their big meeting last Monday
night in Union Square, and not a
policeman's club was raised. The
police were denounced for their
cowardly attack last week, and they
had a stenographer en- hand to take
down the denunciatory speeches.
The stars and stripes were "pcrmit-
ted by the "blue terror to proudly
float from the speakers stands, and
the flag of all nations was carried by
Union men singing "Marseillaisc. "
The worklngmen's base ball club
was not needed.